US 12,243,147 B2
Communication system and method for providing a virtual meeting space
Eberhard Schmidt, Kleinmachnow (DE)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/132,209.
Application 18/132,209 is a continuation of application No. 17/529,561, filed on Nov. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,657,559.
Application 17/529,561 is a continuation of application No. 16/737,803, filed on Jan. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,189,072, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 16/737,803 is a continuation of application No. 15/750,066, granted, now 10,565,770, issued on Feb. 18, 2020, previously published as PCT/EP2016/068817, filed on Aug. 5, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 15180273 (EP), filed on Aug. 7, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0245371 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 13/80 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 13/80 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/015 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); H04N 7/157 (2013.01); G06V 40/176 (2022.01)] 24 Claims
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15. An electronic device comprising:
a display device; and
one or more processors to:
display a virtual meeting space on the display device of a first user;
determine a level of abstraction from among a plurality of different settable levels of abstraction, wherein the level of abstraction is determined based at least in part on hardware capabilities of the display device;
generate an avatar representing a second user different from the first user based on the level of abstraction; and
display, in the virtual meeting space, the avatar representing the second user.